Use of the Military To Enforce Civilian Law : Posse Comitatus Act and Other Considerations.

Examines the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits Army and Air Force enforcement of civilian law except where expressly authorized by the Constitution. Covers background and interpretation of the Act, constitutional considerations, and related court cases.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Civil-military relations. Executive-legislative relations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Examines the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits Army and Air Force enforcement of civilian law except where expressly authorized by the Constitution. Covers background and interpretation of the Act, constitutional considerations, and related court cases.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.